DAISY CREEK LEAD PUDDLING MACHINE NO.2
QUARTZ TRACK LILLICUR, CENTRAL GOLDFIELDS SHIRE
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DAISY CREEK LEAD PUDDLING MACHINE NO.2 - History
Contextual History:History of Place:
Heritage Inventory History of Site:
December 1869: The companies on the Big Reef, near Amherst, have not made progress in the erection of machinery .
September 1870: Himalaya Co. at the Big Reef, near Amherst which yields nine dwt per ton...company needs capital to erect steam machinery.
December 1870: Quartz mining in this division does not appear to be well understood, or we should have valuable lodes like Blucher's, White Horse and the Big Reefs, which are known to yield good payable returns, standing idle.
June 1874: Tara's Hall claim, situated on the continuation of Daisy Hill Lead, has commenced puddling with encouraging prospects.
September 1884: Tara's Hall Co. (alluvial) also shows an increased yield.Heritage Inventory Description
DAISY CREEK LEAD PUDDLING MACHINE NO.2 - Heritage Inventory Description
/nThe Big Reef near Amherst appears to have witnessed only one main period of quartz mining. In 1869 the Himalaya Company were working the reef and trying to raise capital to erect steam machinery. Despite the company's claim of 9dwts to the ton it was unsuccessful in getting the necessary capital. Site 17.1: Daisy Hill Creek Lead Puddler - Large silted dam which has a puddler on the western end of its embankment. The puddler is well defined with a pronounced inner mound and deep, sheer-sided, puddling trench. No pivot post or side slabbing. The puddler has been covered by tops of trees discarded after post cutting.
Heritage Inventory Significance: Regional To be protected [Puddling machine site] Historical significance: Puddling machine technology is particularly important in the history of Victorian gold mining as the only technology developed entirely on Victorian goldfields. The site has a well preserved puddling machine site. Scientific significance: well preserved puddler. One of the best examples recorded in the Amherst Mining Division. The puddler is very accessible. Archaeological significance: The site has the potential to yield artefacts and evidence which will be able to provide significant information about the technological history of gold mining.
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DAISY CREEK LEAD PUDDLING MACHINE NO.1Victorian Heritage Inventory
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DAISY CREEK LEAD PUDDLING MACHINE NO.2Victorian Heritage Inventory
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BIG HILL REEF QUARTZ BLOWVictorian Heritage Inventory
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